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WRONG. I-205 administrative warrants are not issued by immigration judges. They’re signed by ICE officers. And EVEN IF THEY WERE issued by an immigration judge - they are executive branch employees, NOT judicial branch. JUDICIAL warrants are needed to enter a home without consent.

Reminder about "They're here ILLEGALLY"

Being undocumented is a civil offense, not a criminal one. That's why they're not entitled to a court-appointed lawyer, why it's "civil detention" not a jail, why it's not in the criminal code, etc. Other civil infractions are things like parking tickets.

St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to be the first time local police...

MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident.

News cycles are being manipulated to make people think a problem has been solved when it hasn’t. Bovino removed didn’t change anything but people have been tricked into thinking it did, so they move on. Same as it was.

Know this. The situation in MN is as bad as it’s always been. Don’t forget them.

No arrests of the ICE thugs who murdered Alex Pretti, Renee Good, or Keith Porter. No arrests of anyone in the Epstein Files. But they arrested Don Lemon because of his journalism.

The arrests of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lundy are unacceptable and a clear violation of the Constitution.

This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American.

They must be released immediately.

We did not properly punish the confederates. We did not properly punish the insurrectionists on January 6th. We have to punish ICE.

They can’t be allowed to slink back into their communities quietly. Expose them. Arrest them. Convict them. Imprison them.

As a veteran who’s deployed, I know exactly what “in theater” means. It’s a military term for operations in foreign countries. Using it to describe Minneapolis isn’t accidental…and I can’t overemphasize how dangerous that language shift is.

MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”

So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it

(H/T longtimehistory)

The 2025 shootings of Minnesota legislators were treated far too lightly. Media and the public moved on too fast without grasping the seriousness of assassination. These are life and death issues, not just differences of opinion the USA is working out. The reactionary right is ready to kill.

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

I'm confused by Republican gun policy.

If you lawfully have a gun near a protest the government can kill you.

But, if you kill protesters with a gun they'll make you a celebrity.

I'm so sick of people trying to equate murders that were committed by an individual who was then prosecuted and jailed to murders that were committed by a unnamed officers of a governmental force, and are now being covered up by the government. They are not the same thing.

Wanting reasonable gun safety policy does not "Abolish the 2nd Amendment."

Saying it's okay for the government to publicly execute you for legally carrying a gun, does.

Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

BREAKING: The chief federal judge in Minnesota has just ORDERED the Acting Director of ICE, Todd Lyons, to appear personally in court, UNDER OATH, this Friday and warned that he could be held in CONTEMPT for the agency’s repeated violations of court orders.

“The court’s patience is at an end.”

I’ve never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.

memorial to alex pretti and renee good in loring park. “we hold these truths to be self evident” written in the snow on the lake

I wrote about my time in Minneapolis last week, about what is involved in creating bottom-up, decentralized networks of care.

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This is your reminder to take care of yourselves. It’s been a rough weekend. Lots to be stressed about. More horrific news. But it’s getting worse because they are getting desperate. Let’s be gentle with ourselves. These are rough times. But we will get through. We will.

Image of a field of orange flowers with a sketch of a bird. The first stanza of Emily Dickinson’s poem, “Hope” is the Thing with Feathers is written in black script. The first stanza reads: “Hope” is the thing with feathers - that perches in the soul - and sings the tune without the words - and never stops - at all

Holding onto hope that the tide might be turning towards something better and that Minnesotans will continue to stand strong for each other.

brass solidarity band performing “ain’t no stopping us now” at pimento in minneapolis, blocks from where alex pretti was murdered by border patrol agents. truly the best of this city ❤️❤️❤️

ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.

We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.

Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 27, 2026

In response to the regime’s political violence, over 100,000 people have signed up for tonight’s mass call on exercising our constitutional right to document and record ICE and other federal agents. We hope you can join us: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.

If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.

Even when they show signs of weakness or forced regret, we must not give an inch. Authoritarian governments still respond to public opinion, which is why sustained pressure matters. We have to keep making clear that these thuggish actions are unconscionable and will not be tolerated. Don’t let up.

Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE

Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune

"ICE OUT" on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, as seen from my flight leaving MSP airport

ICE isn't here to peacefully deport people. Thy are here to perpetuate violence.

a flyer that reads: Urgent Call!! for donations to Twin Cities Swoletariat Bail Fund for a comrade facing federal repression. Venmo @TCSwoletariat CashApp $TCSwoletariat

I'll be sharing a few more fundraisers from the twin cities, and once again, I am only sharing those that are vouched for by people I personally know who are on the ground.

This is a bail fund that helps people who were arrested and are facing charges.